Shea Whigham

Actor

Birthdate – January 5, 1969 (55 Years Old)

Birthplace – Tallahassee, Florida, USA

Born in Florida, educated at the State University of New York-Purchase, and coming from the NYC based theatre scene, Shea Whigham’s big break came when director Joel Schumacher cast him opposite Colin Farrell in Tigerland (2000). He has worked opposite Robert DeNiro, Anthony Hopkins, Christian Bale, Sean Penn and many others; and continues his role as “Eli Thompson” on HBO’s award-winning series Boardwalk Empire (2010). Married with four children, Whigham and his family divide their time between New York and Los Angeles.

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Filmography

South of Heaven

(2021)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

George Stacy (2023)

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Briggs (2023)

Eileen

Jim Dunlop (2023)

City of Lies

Frank Lyga (2021)

F9: The Fast Saga

Stasiak (2021)

Small Engine Repair

Patrick 'Packie' Hanrahan (2021)

Joker

Detective Burke (2019)

Vice

Wayne Vincent (2018)

The Catcher Was a Spy

Joe Cronin (2018)

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Andy Wheeldon (2018)

Bad Times at the El Royale

Dr. Woodbury Laurence (2018)

First Man

Gus Grissom (2018)

Kong: Skull Island

Cole (2017)

Fancy Dance

Frank (2024)

Silver Linings Playbook

Jake (2012)

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Jasper Briggs (2025)

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Jasper Briggs (2025)

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Jasper Briggs (2025)